"his routine's entry line become a catchphrase on the ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"" NBC television show, as did his phrase ""Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls"". Markham's most famous routine was ""discovered"" by the general public only after Sammy Davis, Jr. had performed it as a guest on the March 25, 1968 episode of ""Laugh-In"". Due to the years of racial segregation in the entertainment world, he was not widely known by white audiences, and had almost exclusively performed on the ""chitlin' circuit"" of vaudeville, theatres, and night clubs and appeared in several race films, including William D."
"Here Comes the Judge (Pigmeat Markham song) ""Here Comes the Judge"" is a song and single by American soul and comedy singer Pigmeat Markham first released in 1968 on the Chess label. The record entered the UK charts in July 1968, spending eight weeks on the charts and reaching 19 as its highest position. The song originated with his signature comedy routine ""heyeah (here) come da judge"", which made a mockery of formal courtroom etiquette. Due to its rhythmic use of boastful dialogue, it is considered a precursor to the hip hop genre. The song contained background vocals from future"
"by UK band The Barron Knights, as part of their ""An Olympic Record"". Peter Tosh, The Vapors and the Magistrates have recorded songs called ""Here Comes the Judge"" but they are different songs. Here Comes the Judge (Pigmeat Markham song) ""Here Comes the Judge"" is a song and single by American soul and comedy singer Pigmeat Markham first released in 1968 on the Chess label. The record entered the UK charts in July 1968, spending eight weeks on the charts and reaching 19 as its highest position. The song originated with his signature comedy routine ""heyeah (here) come da judge"","
"a comic act on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"" about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own ""Here Comes the Judge"" - a completely different song - charted two weeks after Long's did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (11 weeks, entered June 1): Reached #8 ""Cashbox"" (9 weeks, entered June 1): 89, 72, 46, 13, 10, 10, 14, 18, 31 Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) ""Here Comes the Judge"" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's"
"Alexander's 1949 revue film ""Burlesque in Harlem"", which documented the chitlin' circuit. The phenomenal ripple effect of Davis's version of ""the judge"" led to Markham's opportunity to perform his signature Judge character himself as a ""Laugh-In"" regular during the 1968–69 television season. Archie Campbell later adapted Markham's routine, performing as ""Justus O'Peace,"" on the country version of ""Laugh-In"", ""Hee Haw"", which borrowed heavily from the minstrel show tradition. Thanks to his ""Heyeah come da judge"" routine, which originally was accompanied by music with a funky beat, Pigmeat Markham is regarded as a forerunner of rap. His song ""Here Comes the"
"Judge"" peaked at number 19 on the ""Billboard"" and other charts in 1968. He published an autobiography, ""Here Come the Judge!"", in the wake of his ""Laugh-In"" success. Markham died of a stroke at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx at the age of 77. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. Pigmeat Markham Dewey ""Pigmeat"" Markham (April 18, 1904 – December 13, 1981) was an American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to"
"song was also covered by many others including Count Basie, Louis Jordan, and Pigmeat Markham. National Records began a lawsuit to claim Fletcher's royalties as the originator of the routine which led to McVea's hit. However, a blackface vaudeville comedian, John ""Spider Bruce"" Mason then claimed that Fletcher had originally stolen the routine from him in the 1920s. Eventually, McVea, Fletcher and Mason were all co-credited with writing McVea's version. Fletcher is credited with originating the ""Here come de Judge"" line used on the television comedy show, ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
"Tim Judge Timothy Judge (born July 8, 1964 in Miami, Florida U.S.) is a former American ""Old School"" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1979-1985. When he was a young racer his given name was used in the diminutive ""Timmy"". His nickname was ""Da Judge"" a play on an on the 1970s catch phrase ""Here come da judge"" first popularized on the 1968-1973 comedy Variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The show was off the air for about six years when Tim Judge first came to national BMX attention, but due to the show's popularity"
"official NBL publication under two names)"" ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names): USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication): Tim Judge Timothy Judge (born July 8, 1964 in Miami, Florida U.S.) is a former American ""Old School"" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1979-1985. When he was a young racer his given name was used in the diminutive ""Timmy"". His nickname was ""Da Judge"" a play on an on the 1970s catch phrase ""Here come da judge"" first popularized on the 1968-1973 comedy Variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."
"in 1968. As the Magistrates, they recorded the chart hit ""Here Comes the Judge,"" taking advantage of the popularity of the skit on the TV show ""Laugh-In"". Jerry & Mike wrote and produced the song, added the female voice of Jean Yost(Hillary), and performed as The Magistrates as well as The Dovells. Freda left to do his own thing in 1969. The Dovells (Gross-Silver-Stevens) went on to be a big hit, in Las Vegas and the Night Club circuit around the country, doing over 300 shows a year. In 1975, Arnie was tired of being on the road and left"
"this song never charted nationally, the song was covered and made a hit in 1966 by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. Long's 1966 single ""Function at the Junction"" was his first popular hit, reaching #42 on the national R&B charts. Other single releases included ""It's a Crying Shame"" (1964), ""Chantilly Lace"" (1967), and ""Night Fo' Last"" (1968). Long's biggest hit was ""Here Comes the Judge"" which in July 1968 reached number four on the R&B charts and number eight on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song was inspired by a comic act on ""Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"" about a"
"The Judge routine, made popular by comedian Flip Wilson, was borrowed from the act of long-time burlesque entertainer Dewey ""Pigmeat"" Markham. Advertisements used slogans like ""All rise for the Judge"" and ""The Judge can be bought"". As originally conceived, the Judge was to be a low-cost GTO, stripped of features to make it competitive with the Plymouth Road Runner. The package cost US$332 more expensive than a standard GTO, and included the Ram Air III engine, Rally II wheels without trim rings, Hurst shifter (with a unique T-shaped handle), wider tires, various decals, and a rear spoiler. Pontiac claimed that"
"soul singer Minnie Riperton, who was credited as Andrea Davis when she was recording for Chess Records, the label which released ""Here Comes The Judge"". Songs with the same name have been recorded by several artists; most notably, Shorty Long, whose 1968 Tamla Motown song ""Here Comes the Judge"" also entered the UK charts in July 1968 but only reached 30 as its highest position. Long's song is completely different from Markham's, however it was inspired by Markham's comic act involving a judge, which Markham performed on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". The Markham song was also covered, as a parody,"
"Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) ""Here Comes the Judge"" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's biggest hit, reaching #4 on the U.S. R&B chart and #8 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. It held #10 on ""Cashbox"" for two weeks. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and ""Cashbox"" for 9 weeks. The song also entered the UK chart in July 1968, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #30. ""Here Comes the Judge"" was inspired by"
"and eventually sold a million copies. Bass also produced the original version of the R&B standard ""Kansas City"", recorded by Little Willie Littlefield. In 1959, the Chess brothers hired Bass away from King to serve as A&R director for Chess Records. He worked for Chess until 1976, producing recordings by blues, gospel, R&B, and rock-and-roll artists, including Clara Ward, the Soul Stirrers, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Sonny Boy Williamson. He composed the music for Pigmeat Markham's hit novelty single ""Here Comes the Judge"". Later, for MCA Records, he produced recordings by John Lee Hooker. In the 2014"
"Markham began appearing on television, making multiple appearances on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"". His boisterous, indecorous ""heyeah (here) come da judge"" schtick, which made a mockery of formal courtroom etiquette, became his signature routine. Markham would sit at an elevated judge's bench (often in a black graduation cap-and-gown, to look more impressive), and deal with a series of comic miscreants. He would often deliver his ""judgments"", as well as express frustration with the accused, by leaning over the bench and smacking the accused with an inflated bladder-balloon. He had hit comedy recordings in the 1960s on Chess Records, and saw"
"court, in which Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice David Souter, and Justice Clarence Thomas joined. Justice Byron White wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment, which Justice Harry Blackmun and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor joined in full, and Justice John Paul Stevens joined in part. Justice Blackmun wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Stevens wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment, which was joined in part by Justice White and Justice Blackmun. The Court began with a recitation of the relevant factual and procedural background, noting several times that the conduct at issue could have"
"Barley Bogar, Chris Clowser, Roger Nancarrow, David Schumacher, Lance White, Terry Hutton, Bob Foan and Colin Cooke (umpire and convenor today), all giving valuable service in the middle. The league tribunals always had more twists than a Perry Mason courtroom with many players believing they had been wronged, claiming to have a better knowledge of the rules than the esteemed members of the panel. Kevin Hagan, the local Justice of Peace sat regularly on tribunals and quickly earned the reputation of “The Hanging Judge”. One player was overheard to have said that he “would rather go to the gallows than"
"appearance in 2006 a sketch on Martin's new show Get This. (Ironically, Tony Martin was born in New Zealand.) An example of the level of toilet humour on the show, the character consisted of the stock sound effects of an angry meowing cat and wet splat noises. Originally a one off sketch, the character proved so successful that a whole series of serials involving Blimpy and the family that owned him in ever more absurd methods of setting him off. Blimpy was one of the characters who appeared in the Martin/Molloy comic book. The opening lyrics in the introduction were:"
"held in June 1754; however, the first court was not held until December 1757. The first court to be held was, in addition to Martin, composed of justices James Simpson, William Miller, Solomon Hedges, and Nathaniel Kuykendall with Gabriel Jones serving as the Clerk of Court. In 1755, Martin was further appointed as the County Lieutenant of Hampshire County. Martin was then elected alongside Thomas Walker to the House of Burgesses representing Hampshire County from 1768 to 1758. In 1758, Martin and George Washington challenged the incumbents and ran for election to represent Frederick County in the House of Burgesses"
"judge has not heard before – as ""a name we made up back home to describe a person who makes foolish designs on paper when they're thinking."" This is clearly not a word in common usage at that time, and the inference is that it is an invented word that no one outside the character's fictional home town of Mandrake Falls would be expected to know. Perhaps the word 'doodle', used here in its modern sense of 'an absent-minded design on paper', was not entirely new and was not actually invented by the scriptwriter, Robert Riskin, but it seems likely"
"Court, exonerating the Reading from liability. Throughout his career, Franklin Gowen was renowned as an eloquent and persuasive speaker. A number of his orations were published and sold in pamphlet form. In an 1866 contract dispute—when Gowen was the Reading's local counsel in Pottsville—he won handily for the Reading, against its rival Pennsylvania Railroad, before the state Supreme Court, ""bolster[ing] his points with legal citations, classical quotations, humorous stories, and even a toy train."" Other notable instances included his closing argument as prosecutor in the 1876 murder trial of John Kehoe, vilified at the time as the ""King of the"
"Jewesbury, Richard Warner, Basil Dignam, Laurence Hardy, Frank Middlemass, and Basil Henson as judges, John Alkin, David Ashford, Keith Barron, Jonathan Elsom, Bernard Gallagher, Peter Jeffrey, Charles Keating, Maureen Lipman, T. P. McKenna, Dorothy Vernon, Richard Wilson and William Simons were among the most common faces as barristers. Other (currently or subsequently) famous names to appear on the show included Eleanor Bron, Warren Clarke, Tom Conti, Brian Cox, Honey Bane, Philip Bond, Michael Elphick, Sheila Fearn, Colin Firth, Brenda Fricker, Derek Griffiths, Nigel Havers, Ian Hendry, Gregor Fisher, Ben Kingsley, Ian Marter, Mark McManus, Vivien Merchant, Mary Miller, Geraldine Newman,"
"several noted judges, including Frederick Greer, later a Lord Justice of Appeal, who wrote that ""unless my judgement is very much astray, you will quickly acquire a leading place in the front row"", a feeling which was echoed by other justices including William Finlay, who wrote that ""I am confident that you will rise to the top of the profession, and I shall very greatly rejoice when my confidence is justified."" In his first year as a King's Counsel Birkett earned £8,600, double what he had taken the previous year as a junior brief. In 1924, the Campbell Case brought"
"Jack Judge John ""Jack"" Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was a British songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song ""It's a Long Way to Tipperary"". Judge originally wrote and sang the song in 1912, but the far more widely known John McCormack acquired greater name recognition with the song. Judge was born in Worcestshire, England on 3 December 1872. Judge's parents were Irish, from County Mayo. He was originally a fishmonger, and took to the stage after winning a talent contest. At the time his famous song was written, he was performing at ""The"
"for humorous repartee, crude jokes, and biting satire. Frequent subjects featured in the trials included divorces and seductions. Clement Scott once described Nicholson's role in the event as a ""plebeian Falstaff"". During the performances, Nicholson wore a judge's wig and robe and was referred to as ""my lord"" by the cast. He sat at a raised desk next to boxes for the prosecutor, witness, and jury. In many instances, men would play the roles of women. The audience sat directly in front of Nicholson's desk. Many of the trials satirised and exaggerated the details of well-known divorce cases, and the"
"debtors, and Andrew Ronald, John Wickham 'the eloquent, the witty, and the graceful,' and Starke, and Baker, for the English creditors."" John Marshall's argument before the bar won him great admiration at the time of its delivery, and increased his reputation as a lawyer and legal scholar. Flanders also added the reader of Marshall's argument ""cannot fail to be impressed with the vigor, rigorous analysis, and close reasoning that mark every sentence of it."" The justices released their opinions seriatim, one after another, with no majority opinion, a practice which would continue until the Marshall Court; Justice James Iredell delivered"
"awarded for correct answers as well as for funny incorrect answers. A talk podcast where hosts Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris and usually a guest provide a comedic take on a variety of topics. All time number one guest by appearances is ""Big Time"" Gene O'Neill. Stemming from a popular segment on Jordan, Jesse, Go!, ""Judge John Hodgman"" debuted as a standalone Maximum Fun podcast in November 2010. Hodgman serves as judge and jury, hearing cases brought by listeners on topics ranging from which kind of soap goes in the dispenser on the sink to whether a high schooler is"
"in New York City. When the facilities there were deemed inadequate by the mid- 1950s, the court asked Congress for a new location. Eventually, the site at 717 Madison Place, NW, was chosen and the court moved to its present home on August 1, 1967. The court's original composition of three judges was expanded to five in 1863. They would consider evidence proffered by claimants and weigh testimony taken by permanent or special commissioners employed by the court, who were dispersed across the United States. One of the first commissioners was Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, who would later become President."
"of the early case reports come from the Common Pleas. The court was called ""the lock and key of the common law"" by Sir Edward Coke, since throughout its history it was the only court where claims involving real property could be brought, giving it a wider remit to set precedent than the other courts. For almost all of its history, Serjeants at Law and King's Serjeants were the only advocates given rights of audience in the Court of Common Pleas. As part of the Court of Common Pleas the Serjeants also performed some judicial duties, such as levying fines."
"prominent guests at the time, including the Prince of Wales (in 1861), Charles Dickens, John A. Macdonald and George Brown. Noted for his ""splendid abilities"" and as ""Canada's most prominent criminal lawyer"", it was said of Devlin that ""There may have been his equal but never his superior in Canada. Wonderful stories are told of the effects of his oratory and pleading upon the jury, and, as an old Montrealer remarked: ""Many a man was saved from the gallows by his matchless pleading"". Complementing his oratory was a keen knowledge of human nature, shown to best effect in the examination"
"Fame and Good Report, that Chaucer speaketh of? No; but the black Trump of Shame shall blow out their infamy for ever."" However high the character of a judge may be, it is not to be expected that those against whom he decides will always join in his praises. In 1566, one Thomas Welsh of London was indicted in the King's Bench for saying, ""My Lord Chief Justice Catlyn is incensed against me, I cannot have justice, nor can be heard ; for that court now is made a court of conscience,"" and was fined accordingly. Camden relates that on"
"vociferous believers in the impeccability of the English jury system of this or any other century"" However, in 1931, Hewart made legal history, when (sitting with Mr Justice Branson and Mr Justice Hawke) he quashed the conviction for murder of William Herbert Wallace, on the grounds that the conviction was not supported by the weight of the evidence. In other words, the jury was wrong. Lord Hewart was the originator (paraphrased from the original) of the aphorism ""Not only must Justice be done; it must also be ""seen to be done""."" In 1940 Hewart was asked by telephone by 10"